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Comfort Inns & Suites

program. Choice Hotels in 2014 agreed to waive franchise royalty fees for three years to developers who commit to building ComfortInns under a new design prototype.</p><p>[--subhead id='5'--]</p><h5>NOMINATED: UPSCALE</h5><p

Choice has eight properties in the Caribbean representing five of its 11 brands. Its current Caribbean portfolio includes two ComfortInns , a Quality Inn and Le Consulate, an Ascend Collection property, in Puerto Rico; a Quality Inn in Santo Domingo, Dominican

citing the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Jamaica in particular. Its current Caribbean portfolio includes two ComfortInns in Puerto Rico; Comfort Suites properties in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman and Turks and Caicos; two Quality Inns in Puerto

Choice’s economy brands, which include Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn. As of last September, Choice franchised 1,413 ComfortInns and 616 Comfort Suites hotels totaling more than 158,000 rooms, compared with about 1,000 Quality hotels and about 1

it turns out that Cooper Black is the typeface used for the yellow and black Comfort Inn signage. And with some 1,400 ComfortInns throughout the U.S. and another 600 overseas, the signage -- accented by a stylized image of the sun -- is just about

arms So Choice is fighting back. It intends to relaunch the brand with a new logo sometime next year. Meanwhile, existing ComfortInns will begin upgrading. For instance, lobby areas will feature displays of fresh flowers and coffee service 24 hours a day

name. Choice also unveiled new prototypes for its Comfort Inn, Quality and MainStay brands. Choice officials noted that ComfortInns are following a 7-year-old design that was overdue for a revamp. Additionally, Choice plans to revamp the marketing

in February. "The goal is to create a fishing lodge appearance," said Cheryl Pelchat, regional director of sales for ComfortInns of Alaska. The renovation includes new carpeting, wallpaper and lighting throughout the property. Guests will be greeted

properties in Phoenix to a private buyer for $15 million. The four hotels include a Rodeway Inn, an EconoLodge and two ComfortInns . Since the beginning of the year, the company has sold 10 properties for a total of $32.7 million. Proceeds from these